Madison Huskey Named Pac-12 Player Of The Week; Alana Johnson Tabbed Freshman
March 27, 2023 | Softball
SEATTLE β After a weekend sweep of Arizona, Washington's Madison Huskey has been named Pac-12 Player of the Week and Alana Johnson has been tabbed Freshman of the Week, the conference announced on Monday.
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This is the first career weekly honor forΒ Johnson and the second career honor for Huskey - earning Freshman of the Week in 2019.
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Over the weekend, Huskey averaged .400 with a double, two home runs and three RBI. Huskey hit the walk-off solo home run in game two on Saturday to clinch the series victory for Washington. Huskey is third in the Pac-12 this season with 10 home runs.
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Johnson led all Washington batters with a .556 average, five hits and four RBI over the weekend. Johnson hit a pair of two-run home runs in back-to-back games. Her homer in the series finale tied the game at three in the fifth inning on the way to an extra innings win for the Huskies.
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Washington is back in action this weekend as the Huskies travel to Arizona State for a three-game series against the Sun Devils. First pitch on Friday is set for 6 p.m. and all three games are airing on the Arizona State Live Stream.
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For more information on the UW softball team, follow @UWSoftball on Twitter and Instagram.
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This is the first career weekly honor forΒ Johnson and the second career honor for Huskey - earning Freshman of the Week in 2019.
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Over the weekend, Huskey averaged .400 with a double, two home runs and three RBI. Huskey hit the walk-off solo home run in game two on Saturday to clinch the series victory for Washington. Huskey is third in the Pac-12 this season with 10 home runs.
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Johnson led all Washington batters with a .556 average, five hits and four RBI over the weekend. Johnson hit a pair of two-run home runs in back-to-back games. Her homer in the series finale tied the game at three in the fifth inning on the way to an extra innings win for the Huskies.
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Washington is back in action this weekend as the Huskies travel to Arizona State for a three-game series against the Sun Devils. First pitch on Friday is set for 6 p.m. and all three games are airing on the Arizona State Live Stream.
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For more information on the UW softball team, follow @UWSoftball on Twitter and Instagram.
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